Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 04, 2020

Does Calvin have an innie or an outie?

let’s see you do it again, Calvin, but sans pillow

I guess it depend on how you look at it, Calvin.

Don’t worry, Calvin. The news vans full of reporters are on their way!

That’s pretty much the way it is with most things, Calvin. The rest are real downers.

First time I did that, I was dizzy with elation. Or at least one of those.

At around Calvin’s age, my idea of a somersault was to stand on my head and then crash over. I never realised I was standing on my head with no support. When I was taught in school how to do a “real” somersault, I could no longer stand on my head without being near a wall. So much for PE class.

That’s life Calvin, lots of effort for little reward. Sad but true..

Thanks for the heads up, Calvin.

Just like all the other experiences he had.

“Somehow, this experience seemed like it would be more rewarding.”

Welp, he did get a brain engorged with blood out of the deal.

At least you’re staying up there and not falling on your back and hurting yourself!

I remember I said the exact same thing the first time I made the Honor Roll.

Right now it looks like an uppie!

I tried standing on my head when was a kid. It hurt. I stopped. Lesson learned.

Stay right there in that position for a couple of weeks, Calvin. Believe me, you’ll have your reward THEN!

Turns out that Calvin is the anti-motivational poster child.

I used to spend SO much of my time as a young girl upside down on my head or hanging by my legs on the jungle gym… Good TIMES!

That last quote is probably the most relatable thing I have ever read.

And, it makes Hobbes look a lot taller!

been there, done that, got a headache (and a broken shelf, but that’s another story)

Is this all there is?

Good question!

Well, you don’t experience till you do it. One of few asanas in yoga, full of benefits for body and soul.

“Rewarding” depends on how much change falls out of your pocket.

welcome to life dear boy

Work your way up to hand stands, then hand springs. The hand springs are were the reward is thanks to the amount of force involved.

Nice to see that gravity works there. Yoga. Gomez Addams was a practitioner of it.

The experience will be more rewarding when you learn to stack greasy BBs in that position, Calvin. :-)

Life often fails to come up to our expectations.